Healthy Skin : Keeps him on the Job Accession Number: ARTV05693

Description

Second World War United States poster, produced by the Public Health Service, depicting a caricature of an industrial worker washing under his arm. The poster promoted health and hygiene as part of the war effort.
Herbert H. Price (1902- ?) was known as a landscape painter and commercial artist. While a resident of Los Angeles between 1936-42 he operated an art supplies shop.

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Accession Number
ARTV05693
Artist
H Price
Publisher
[WASHINGTON] : FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY, U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE , 1942 (WASHINGTON : U.S. GOVERNM
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 32 cm x 24 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1939-1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1982
Copyright
Copyright unknown

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